This is the story of how you can get carried away with modifications to a dobsonian ... or perhaps I mean warning! It all began with a 16" Lightbridge I bought few years back from Bintel. While I was quite happy with the performance, balance was a bit of an issue, even with a Farpoint counterweight system. I purchased the scope always intending to make a lighter, smaller rocker box. After some time under the stars, I decided bigger side bearings while I was at it would not only help balance, but also make for smoother motions. After a bit of design work, I came up with this - a marine plywood base, and bearings made out of some antique shelving out of a store. Whatever that wood was, it was hard as the hobs of hell - which was what I wanted. Oh ... putty was the other main component of this build
